The Premier Soccer League have released the full 2019-20 Absa Premiership fixture list as well as the dates reserved for the cup competitions.
The 2019-20 season will kick off on Saturday, 3 August at 15h00 with the opening weekend headlined by the Tshwane derby between defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United.
Last season’s league runner-ups Orlando Pirates will be up against Bloemfontein Celtic, while Baroka FC face Benni McCarthy’s Cape Town City.
Kaizer Chiefs will be looking for a good start after last season’s disspointment when they battled against Highlands Park in Tembisa and AmaZulu will host 2016-17 champions Bidvest Wits.
There will be two more derbies on the opening weekend: in Limpopo Black Leopards meet Polokwane City at home in Thohoyandou and in KwaZulu-Natal, Lamontville Golden Arrows take on Maritzburg United at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium.
Newly promoted club Stellenbosch FC will travel to Port Elizabeth to play Chippa United.
The PSL also revealed that the MTN8 will kick off on the weekend of 17-18 August 2019, while the Telkom Knockout will begin after the October international break on the weekend of 19 October 2019.
View the full fixture list here: http://psl.co.za/matchcentre
The 2019/20 #AbsaPrem season will kick-off on Saturday afternoon, 03 August 2019 at 15h00.
See Full Fixture here: https://t.co/ofAfMwWr92
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) July 15, 2019
